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Returning Car in Florence

We are renting a car at the Florence airport (Hertz) and then spending a week in Tuscany before going to Rome via train with my wife and three daughters. Anyone know if the Hertz return is close to the main train station or do you recommend returning it somewhere else in Tuscany on the main line to Rome? We are staying about 30 minutes north of Sienna in Castellina in Chianti. Thank you!

Orvieto has terrific rail connections to Rome and is the "right size" for a place to return a car. I am not sure where the Hertz offices are though I imagine there is one pretty close to the rail station. Check it out online and if you need specific questions answered email the office and ask them details on getting there.

Maybe there is another stop on the direct line down from Florence that would be better - i.e. even smaller than Orvieto - but you don't want to do this too far north and be an a milk run train route.

The Hertz office in downtown Florence is only a couple of blocks from the main train station, an easy walk of about five minutes. Get the exact address from Hertz, then go to Google Maps or Mapquest to locate it for yourself. You can get back from Castellina to Florence in about an hour or so via the Autostradelle.
Driving in downtown Florence is not for the timid, but it can be done. Parking there is another issue. We once spent several days in the Chianti region. For a daytrip into Florence (not returning the car), we parked just south of Florence, in Botai, and took a bus into the city.
Florence is incredible, and Castellina is a very charming little city. Hope you enjoy it!